Middle English Dictionary Entry
neod-bihẹ̄fe adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | neod-bihẹ̄fe adj. Also -behefe. |
| Etymology | OE; cp. WS nīed-behēfe, A nēd-bihōfe. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Necessary.
Associated quotations
- c1175(OE) Bod.Hom.Dom.Quadr.(Bod 343)40/6 : Ðreo þing beoð ærest on forewearde æȝhwilcum men neodbehefe to habbene.
- c1175(OE) Bod.Hom.Dom.Quadr.(Bod 343)40/18 : Six þing beoð neodbihefe to habbene þare halȝan cristenlice eawfestnesse.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)50/3 : Þam ðrym þingun..allum monnum beoð neodbehefe to witænne.